I acquired a used shroud extender kit and after searching extensively I can't find my answer so I will ask it here. Where does the upper end of the extender cableconnect to the shroud? I understand how it is supposed to work, just not how the swaged upper loop connects to the shroud wire. I found in the 21sc manual that kit uses a slide clamp not included in the 18 kit. Thanks.

In the Hobie parts catalog the description says installs easily with justa pair of pliers. I assume the pliers are to tighten the shackles. Still can't findthe instructions or a reference to how the upper extender cable end attaches to the shroud. Yes this kit is to aid in righting the boat.

OK I had that kit. I don't have it installed anymore. Not a big fan of it. IIRC the top end is a U shaped piece of metal about 1 inch long. You have to shave the covering off the shroud just above the end piece and slide it into the U. 2 bolts hold it in place. Attached to it is a cable about 2 feet long that attaches at the foot of the adjuster. That's the extension. Kept to that cable with a smaller cable is a push release pin. That pin replaces the shroud anchor pin on the adjuster.

There was a discussion below somewhere about this system. The biggest problem I have with this system is that when you need to pull that pin it will be 8 feet above the water and on the wrong side of the tramp. It is also pretty much only good if you have mast up storage because the keeper cable is bolted to the diamond wire base.

There must be a way to get that loop to capture the swaged end of the shroud. It might just be such a tight fit when you slip it over horizontally that they count on it holding when the tension is vertical but I sure wouldn't want to count on that capsized a mile out in the gulf. Have you asked Mariner?

No experience with this myself, but I've read that you'll want to be careful with these on an H18. Since the mast isn't captured by the base, releasing the tension could possibly lead to de-masting the boat, making the situation much worse. Again, no experience myself, but something to consider.

True, except that the strength of the shackle is directly proportional to it's size. You go too small and the next thing you know, you have a broken shackle, a dismasted boat, and a whole new set of problems.